# 119-hr-483: Health Care Efficiency Through Flexibility Act

119-hr-483, Health Care Efficiency Through Flexibility Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Buchanan, Vern [R-FL-16] (R-FL); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-06-26).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-483
- Congress: 119
- Title: Health Care Efficiency Through Flexibility Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-01-16
- Sponsor: Rep. Buchanan, Vern [R-FL-16] (R-FL)
- Cosponsors: 3
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-06-26

## Summary

**Would delay mandatory electronic Clinical Quality Measures (eCQMs) reporting for Accountable Care Organizations until January 1, 2030.** The bill would also set up pilots and create national standards to test and guide a phased move to digital quality reporting.

## Cosponsors (3)

- Rep. Panetta, Jimmy [D-CA-19] (D-CA), 2025-01-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Crenshaw, Dan [R-TX-2] (R-TX), 2025-01-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. LaHood, Darin [R-IL-16] (R-IL), 2025-02-25T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Delay digital reporting for Medicare ACOs: benefit, medium. If enacted, HHS would delay the switch to electronic quality measures for Medicare Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) until January 1, 2030. ACOs and their participants could keep using the CMS Web Interface, MIPS CQMs, Medicare CQMs, eCQMs, or other existing methods to meet requirements until t…
- Pilot and standards for Medicare ACO reporting: benefit, medium. If enacted, HHS would start a pilot by January 1, 2026 to test digital quality reporting with ACOs that apply. Pilot participants would get technical help and waivers, be exempt from mandatory eCQM reporting during the pilot, and still be eligible for existing incentive payments and payment adjustm…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-137: TCJA Permanency Act
- 119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act
- 119-hr-842: Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage Act
- 119-hr-5347: Health Care Efficiency Through Flexibility Act
- 119-hr-2725: Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2025
- 119-hr-909: Crime Victims Fund Stabilization Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-hr-483 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/483)

## Related
- [119-hr-137: TCJA Permanency Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-137)
- [119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1262)
- [119-hr-842: Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage A…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-842)
- [119-hr-5347: Health Care Efficiency Through Flexibility Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5347)
- [119-hr-2725: Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2725)
- [119-hr-909: Crime Victims Fund Stabilization Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-909)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-483 (as of 2026-06-26).